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Star Trek Beyond is the third film in the JJ. Abrams Star Trek universe and god knows what film this is if you include the originals. It's directed by Fast and Furious alumni Justin Lin and written by comedy alum Simon Pegg of 'Hot Fuzz' fame. And finally we get some proper Star Trek here! So in this movie we're 3 years into the Enterprise's 5 year mission to explore deep space and Kirk is going through a bit of an existential crisis. He's not quite sure he's doing what he's doing, what the purpose of it all is. That is until when answering a distress call the Enterprise is attacked and basically ripped a new one by the villainous Krall. The Enterprise is destroyed and the crew crashes on this unknown alien world. Seperated from each other in combinations yet experienced on screen this is a survival story at heart, whilst Krall's sinister plan ticks over in the background. If you've read my blog before then chances are you know I've not been ...

Oh my god the Justice League is coming. After Batman Vs. Superman I thought I'd never say those words and mean them in a positive way. A lot of that movie didn't stick with me and a lot of people (and I will revisit and review that when my ultimate edition copy arrives tomorrow) so much so that my girlfriend refused to watch this flat out and I had to practically beg my best friend to sit through this and the Wonder Woman trailer. Fair to say, once she did, she was pleasantly surprised. I one the other hand was jumping off the walls! Cause ladies and gentlemen this shit was awesome. So the opening shot is of Bruce Wayne, out trying to recruit Arthur Curry's Aquaman. Quick question, when everyone else was watching this did anyone else think, how the hell did they make Aquaman so badass? Cause holy shit have they pulled this off. He's nothing like I thought Aquaman should be but everything that he needs to be to fit into a world like we have here. And the casting is p...

Okay so Ghostbusters is the hotly anticipated remake of the 1984 classic this time directed by Paul Fieg and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kirsten Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate Mcinnon as the title team and Chris Hemsworth as their receptionist Kevin. Now this has got a lot of hate from A LOT of people. It holds the record for the most disliked trailer ever on YouTube and I sincerely hope that was because people were afraid of this movie damaging their nostalgic view of the original and not that as many people have suggested it stems from the female lead cast. I on the other hand have really been open about it from the beginning. I thought the trailer was okay, not great, but I was not a fan of the Fall Out Boy single accompanying this film. So I was glad when that wasn't really featured. I'm just going to get this out of the way and it's one of the few complaints in the comments section of YouTube that actually did come true. There is no logical point from a narrative perspecti...

X-Men Apocalypse, directed by Bryan Singer and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaacs and... Well... A shed tone of others who I'd spend forever to list. It tells the story of Apocalypse, the first mutant, way back in ancient Egypt, who has risen again and is hell bent on causing apocalyptic nonsense. Why? Well... I don't really know. The motivation behind Apocalypse's actions, just aren't really there. He rises from the grave, enslaves 3 mutants or "horsemen" who are kind of forgettable as one another. Oh, and Michael Fassbender's Magneto. Who we'll get back to later. This is my biggest problem with this movie and one I've been trying to put into words for a while now. I can't think of any other way to put it other than, "Apocalypse was shit." That's the unfortunate by and large of it. They took Oscar Isaacs, an actor I really love, and turn him into this massive purple mess of a monster with no discernible mot...

Okay so one of the biggest controversies in recent movie history is the new Ghostbusters movie. In July this year we are going to be graced with yes- a reboot- to the seminal 19984 classic 'Ghostbusters.' A reboot in which the original never happened. A reboot in which Melissa McCarthy, Kirsten Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones form the Ghostbusting crew. Same premise, different gender. And the world has gone crazy! People have gotten so irate with the idea of a female lead Ghostbusters and I've always distanced myself from that rhetoric. So what if they're women! Kirsten Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are brilliant and I've heard good things about Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Let's wait until the movie comes out. The trailer was okay. It got me intrigued. Paul Fieg the director seemed to have encapsulated the humour and style of a ghostbusters movie whilst also dragging the visuals into the 21st Century. What I didn't like was the character protrayal. ...

So 'The Secret Life of Pets' is a new release, just out this last weekend, starring Louis CK and Kevin Hart and tells the story of Max, a pampered New York pet living a life a luxury with his owner Katie until one day she comes home with a huge dog named Duke. They don't get along and they end up getting lost in the city, needing to work together to find a way home. Now my biggest grip with this movie as I exited the theatre on Saturday was I have seen this all before. Toy Story and The Secret Life of Pets are one and the same movie. Something that lives a pampered life, not talking when their owner is around, experiences upheaval when a new toy or dog in this case is introduced and they slowly become the best of friends. It's paint by numbers, but the colours being used are really really vibrant. Despite the parallels between this and Toy Story I still had a lot of fun. The character of Snowball, a street rabbit hell bent on destroying the establishment, was hilari...

Okay so 'Captain America:Civil War' is the direct sequel to the 2014 superhero masterclass that was The Winter Soldier and an indirect sequel to last years 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' which is directed by returnees Joe and Anthony Russo. In this Steve Rogers is continuing to train the new Avengers (Scarlet Witch, Vision, War Machine and Falcon) with Scarlet Johannson's Black Widow when suddenly disaster strikes again and public opinion towards the Avengers slips given the battles in New York, Sokovia and Washington DC. People want the Avengers to be accountable to the United Nations and only called into action when a UN Committee decides it is necessary. The leader of the Avengers, Captain America, disagrees with what is named the 'Sokovia Accords' whereas Iron Man, the Avengers bank roller, sides with the government after his conscious is shocked after the events he created in Sokovia. And hence, the other Avengers all take sides and a civil war ensues when S...